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Member Blog: Alexander Leslie Thompson
“It is not enough that people have freedom of speech; they must also have mechanisms for meaningfully expressing and debating it. Public arts funding is deeply valuable because it encourages societies...
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Making It (Work): Statement of Intent
We are the Self-Advocacy Working Group of the Dance/NYC Junior Committee. A group of 5, we have committed ourselves to pursuing an explorative research project through June 2013 that will affirm or...
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How Can Social Media and Other Technologies Increase Participation in the Arts?
Testimony to the Committees on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup and Technology on Oversight: How Can Social Media and Other Technologies Increase Participation in the...
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Apply to Serve on the 2013-2014 Junior Committee!
We are thrilled to announce that we have formally opened applications for the Dance/NYC Junior Committee for next year! Please see our Apply page to learn more about what we’re looking for, what...
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Dance Ambassadorship
By: Erica Frankel, Marisa Ballaro, Alexander Leslie Thompson, Alexandra Sasha Pinel, Mercedes Searer This year, with an eye towards engaging communities outside of dance, the Dance/NYC Junior Committee...
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What Dancers Need to Know About the New Health Insurance Exchanges
By Alexander Thompson On October 1st, in spite of the government shutdown, the most significant aspect of the Affordable Care Act (affectionately or disdainfully referred to as Obamacare depending on...
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Hello There, Brooklyn Commune!
Sunday September 22nd, Hollis Bartlett and Alexander Thompson (Dance/NYC Junior Committee’s Chair and Vice-Chair) attended the fourth general meeting of the Brooklyn Commune. The Brooklyn Commune...
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JCommer Gets Health Insurance: Brighid Greene on NPR
Our very own Brighid Greene was featured in this NPR story: Can Young People Get Obamacare For $50 A Month? Sometimes “For Obamacare to succeed, it’s crucial for young people to sign up. Healthy young...
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Negotiation 101 with Crystal Reeck
Last Tuesday, the Junior Committee had the chance to learn about negotiation from Crystal Reeck, a professor at Columbia Business School. The choice of topic was quite pertinent as dancers don’t tend...
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Photo Recap of JComm 2013-2014
Our year started out in true JComm style, with a hello/goodbye party! We welcomed our new members and said goodbye to those leaving. And then we jumped feet first into planning our year with two...
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Apply to Serve on the 2014-2015 Junior Committee!
We are thrilled to announce that we have formally opened applications for the Dance/NYC Junior Committee for next year! Please see our Apply page to learn more about what we’re looking for, what...
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